# N72409: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 24, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72409
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72409

## Aircraft that carried N72409

- [Cancelled 2018-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72409-2018-01-24): Beech C-45H, S/N AF-411, built 1944. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Heavy Time Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEAVY%20TIME%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Saint Joseph, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Saint%20Joseph)

## NTSB investigations on N72409 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI99LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA262), Jul 28, 1999: Beech C-45H (N72409), Grain Valley, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to use the tailwheel lock on takeoff, creating a condition where it was not possible for the pilot to maintain directional control. Factors were the unlocked tailwheel and…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72409 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19990728010059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990728010059A), Jul 28, 1999: Beech C45H (N72409), Grain Valley, MO, Substantial damage. Acft lost control on take-off and sustained substantial damage. (.19) on July 28, 1999, at 1042 central daylight time, a Beech C-45H, N72409, piloted by a…

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